Anthony Richardson Sr. knocked out of preseason early with finger injury after huge hit on sack

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4 weeks ago

August 8, 2025

Anthony Richardson Sr. got the first start for the Indianapolis Colts in the preseason. It didn’t last long.

On Richardson’s first dropback of the Colts’ second series, he never saw Baltimore Ravens linebacker David Ojabo blitzing him from his right. Ojabo blasted Richardson for the sack. Richardson got up slow, and went to the sideline with what the team later called a finger injury. Colts coach Shane Steichen told Larra Overton with the team’s site that it was a dislocated finger, that “it popped out, popped back in,” but didn’t have a timetable for his recovery, via Joel Erickson of the Indianapolis Star.

Daniel Jones was in for the start of the third series, with Richardson on the sideline wearing an earpiece to listen to plays. Richardson was supposed to play the entire first quarter and into the second quarter, but the sack and injury changed those plans.

For Richardson and the Colts, who have so much riding on whether he can prove himself worthy of being the team’s Week 1 starter, it was another bad break. And a reminder that Richardson had trouble staying healthy in his first two NFL seasons. There were even questions over whether he’d be healthy enough for the preseason due to a shoulder injury. He was healthy for the start of training camp and got the first start of the preseason as the Colts kicked off their quarterback competition. Jones was scheduled to get the second start of the preseason, Steichen said. No decisions had been made on which quarterback will start the season opener.

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All offseason the Colts planned on having a true competition. That’s partially to push Richardson after a highly disappointing second season, but also to get an evaluation of who gives the team a better chance to win. Steichen entered this season on the hot seat after not making the playoffs his first two seasons. He has to show progress this season, and needs to know if Richardson is the path to that.

The early injury to Richardson might complicate that.

Jones didn’t run away with the job though. He completed 10-of-21 passes for 144 yards and didn’t lead the team to a touchdown on an up-and-down night.

Richardson’s first series wasn’t anything special. He completed his first pass under pressure to Adonai Mitchell, though Mitchell had to come back for it and make a diving grab. A completion on a quick screen to rookie tight end Tyler Warren came back due to a penalty for an offensive lineman being an ineligible man downfield, then Richardson hit an easy short throw to Warren over the middle. Needing a completion to keep the drive going, Richardson threw a little late and behind his receiver downfield and it was broken up. Indianapolis settled for a field goal.

Richardson’s second series started with a handoff on first down, then the huge hit from Ojabo on second down. Ojabo was completely unblocked, but Richardson showed no awareness that he was coming from his right. The hit was a massive one.

Richardson has had some bad injury luck through two seasons, whether it was his right shoulder or concussions as a rookie or oblique and back injuries last season. He was hoping for better fortune this season, but before the first quarter of the preseason was over he had another setback.

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Afghanistan: Rescue efforts resume after earthquake kills more than 800 – follow live

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September 2, 2025

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Some earthquake-hit local families were recently deported by Pakistan – local mediapublished at 03:54 British Summer Time

Some families affected by the earthquake had just recently been deported from Pakistan, according to local news outlet Tolo News.

Mohammad Aslam, who lives in Ghaziabad village in Kunar, said he’d lost five members of his family.

“The whole house collapsed on us. We lost five people – my father, two of my uncle’s sons, and two of my cousins’ children,” he told Tolo News, external.

It’s unclear what circumstances Aslam was in before being deported by Pakistan.

The quake-hit area of Kunar, which was hit by an earthquake late on Sunday, sits near Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan.

According to the UN, Pakistan had earlier this year accelerated its drive to expel undocument Afghans. In March, NGO Human Rights Watch said, external Pakistani authorities had been “coercing” Afghan refugees to return to Afghanistan – despite the risk of persecution by the Taliban and dire economic conditions.

More than 3.5 million Afghans have been living in Pakistan, according to the UN’s refugee agency. Pakistan has taken in Afghans through decades of war, but the government says the high number of refugees now poses risks to national security and causes pressure on public services.

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Dollar weak on rate outlook, gold hits record high

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September 2, 2025

Ankur Banerjee

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks edged higher while the dollar lurked near five-week lows and gold climbed to a record high on Tuesday, as investors girded for a slate of economic data this week, including the crucial U.S. labour report on Friday.

Markets widely expect the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later this month, pricing in an 89% chance of a 25 basis point cut, but data this week will help investors gauge whether the central bank could perhaps lean toward a jumbo cut.

The focus will be on Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, which will be preceded by data on job openings and private payrolls, providing investors and the Fed a clearer picture of the labour market that has become the centre of policy debate.

“While an outsized 50 bps rate cut in September is not the base case expectation currently, it cannot be ruled out altogether if the August jobs data shows exceptional weakness,” said Vasu Menon, managing director of investment strategy at OCBC Bank.

“This is what the Fed did in September last year after employment growth slowed down sharply between June and August 2024. However, the difference this time around is that the Fed is also concerned that tariffs may fuel inflation.”

The U.S. inflation report for August is scheduled to be released on September 11, a week before the Fed’s policy meeting.

The prospect of lower borrowing costs has kept Wall Street near record highs, while stocks in other regions have also gained in recent weeks. On Tuesday, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.2% higher.

Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.39% after dropping more than 1% on Monday. Nasdaq futures rose 0.07% while European futures inched higher. U.S. markets were closed on Monday for a holiday leaving few cues for Asian markets.

China stocks have been on a tear buoyed by AI enthusiasm. The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.26% on Tuesday to hit a three-year high for the third straight session. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index eased 0.19% in early trading after surging 2% on Monday.

The currency market also made a tepid start to Tuesday with the euro at $1.1706, while sterling hovered near two-week highs at $1.3535. The yen fetched 147.31 per dollar ahead of a crucial Japanese government bond auction.

The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six others, was at 97.717, hovering near the five-week low it hit on Monday. The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes was 2.6 basis points higher at 4.251% in early Asian hours.

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After hot start, Belichick’s Tar Heels struggle

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September 2, 2025

Mike Florio

Things started hot for the Tar Heels. It then cooled off, quickly.

After taking a 7-0 lead on an opening-drive touchdown during which TCU couldn’t stop the UNC offense, North Carolina has become borderline catatonic when it has the ball. TCU, in contrast, has scored 20 unanswered points.

The Horned Frogs lead at the break, 20-7.

North Carolina quarterback Gio Lopez started two for two for 58 yards. Since the first drive, he’s 0-4 — with a pick six.

The deficit could be bigger than 13. Another TCU drive deep in UNC territory ended with a tipped-ball interception.

TCU gets the ball to start the third quarter. If the Tar Heels don’t get out of the mud quickly, Belichick’s college head-coaching debut will go the same way as his pro head-coaching debut went.

On this very day in 1991, the Cowboys beat Belichick’s Browns, 26-14.

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